Tag: tree care

OSHA Launches Regional Tree and Landscaping Safety Enforcement Program

By Guy Burdick, Contributing Writer Jan 22, 2024 Grounds Management

Updated: Jan 22, 2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Region 2 office has launched a regional emphasis program (REP) to reduce worker fatalities and injuries in the tree and landscape services industries in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the agency announced January 11. The new REP includes two elements: “We want to make […]

A Primer on Landscaping Hazards and Safety

By Grace Hatfield, Associate Editor Aug 3, 2023 Grounds Management

Updated: Aug 3, 2023

Landscaping plays a major role in ensuring facilities look inviting and well maintained from the outside. However, landscapers are exposed to all kinds of different hazards on a daily basis, ranging from heat and weather hazards, chemical exposures, accidents with machinery or tools, construction dangers, and the physical stress of lifting and other awkward postures. […]